Faith Karimi of CNN is reporting that civil rights leader and former board chairman of the NAACP Julian Bond has died. Bond died Saturday night after a brief illness in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, according to the Southern Povert...
Fresh from our ‘We Can’t Make This Stuff Up” file, The Daily Mail (UK) is reporting that ‘The View’ co-host Rosie Perez left the show before the end of her contract, after being forced to apologize to...
Kate Abbey-Lambertz of the Huffington Post is reporting that black owned businesses are quietly helping Detroit’s economic recovery, but getting little to no credit in the dominant narrative of the resurgence of the city, wh...
In a special report for CNN by Abby Reimer, the writer reports on the invisibility of Afro-Mexicans, many of whom are descendants of the 200,000 Africans brought to Mexico under slavery, which ended in the country in 1829. The hea...
Kia ‘Prime Time’ Sidbury is a professional pool player in the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA). She will compete in the New York State 9-ball Championship on Saturday, Aug. 1. TBW contributor Dr. Steph...
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The Burton Wire has brought you information, resources and personal stories of African-Americans who have chosen to publicly share their struggles with anxiety, depression, ...
From beautiful shades of bronzed ivory to rich mahogany, W Magazine did a fabulous job of showing that Black is Beautiful by featuring all-Black models in the August 2015 edition. In the photo spread, models (Ajak Deng, Amilna E...
South Carolina removes the confederate flag from its Capitol grounds. The nation applauds. Less than a week later, Oklahoma residents greet President Obama with the same flag when he comes to the state. Welcome to the New South. M...
What is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month? During the month of July, advocates, allies, and practitioners take time to focus on the mental health concerns within our racial minority communities. National Minority Men...
Angel Jennings of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that a recent proposal to place predominately African American View Park on the National Register of Historic Places has catalyzed a controversial battle between residents in Lo...
